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54 Prior to issuing a building permit for the collocation of an antenna array on an existing facility, an applicant shall demonstrate that the collocation is located appropriately on the facility with the overall goal being to preserve the carrying capacity of the facility for future collocations and to minimize the visual intrusiveness and impact, including the profile of the facility. In determining the necessary height for a facility, or the height of a collocation on a facility, the signal strengths analyzed shall be the threshold or lowest signal strength at which the customer equipment is designed to function, which may be required to be determined by the manufacturer's published specifications for the customer equipment. All telecommunications wireless support structures must meet the following minimum standards: e) Prior to the issuance of a Building/Electrical Permit by the Inspections Division, a site development plan prepared in accordance with Article XIV shall be presented for approval to the Planning Division. Each application for a proposed telecommunications tower shall include all requirements for site development plan approval as required. Approval of the Planning Director or his/her designee to verify consistency with the definition of stealth facility is required. Each application shall contain a rendering or photograph of the tower including, but not limited to, colors and screening devices. b) All telecommunications towers shall be placed in heavily wooded areas on the site to the maximum .extent possible so as to lessen the visual intrusiveness of the structure and accessory structures. A statement shall be submitted by the applicant stating how the proposed tower will minimize visual intrusiveness to surrounding properties in the area. Criteria that may be used for such evidence may be height and type of existing trees surrounding the proposed tower, and local topography. c) A statement ,shall be submitted, prepared by a professional engineer licensed. in the State of North Carolina, which through rational engineering analysis, certifies the tower's compliance with applicable standards as set forth in the State of North Carolina Building Code, and any associated regulations; and describes the tower's capacity, including an example of the number and type of antennas it can accommodate. d) Applicants shall provide at time of application submittal: 1) The existing cell sites (latitude, longitude, power levels) to which this proposed site will be a handoff candidate; 2) Propagation studies of the proposed site and showing all adjoining planned, proposed, in-service or existing sites; 3) The search ring utilized in finding the proposed site; 4) The make, model and manufacturer of the tower and antenna(s), antenna heights and power levels of proposed site; 5) The frequency, modulation and class of service of radio or other transmitting equipment;